Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98242 total results. Showing results 31061 to 31080 «155015511552155315541555155615571558Next ›Last » UK government response to Biometrics Commissioner sidesteps tough questions The UK government says that it will carefully consider any recommendations on the use of biometric shared by INTERPOL and other partners from a forthcoming review, but remains quiet on how the role may change, or its functions continued. BiometricUpdate.com 13/2/2023 News Independent review of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 Terms of reference for the independent review by Lord Anderson of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. Home Office 13/2/2023 Report Lincolnshire DCS rejoining Met to work on force’s ‘Turnaround Plan’ Det Chief Supt Andy Cox will become the OCU Commander for the force's Transformation Directorate on a date to be confirmed, following a stint as Head of Crime at Lincolnshire Police. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 13/2/2023 News Lord Anderson appointed to review the Investigatory Powers Act The Home Secretary has appointed Lord (David) Anderson KBE KC to carry out an independent review of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. Home Office 13/2/2023 News Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to exposure offences Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to a string of exposure crimes carried out while he was a serving Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer. Police Professional 13/2/2023 News Gsoc alarmed at bill allowing Garda boss ‘block’ station searches REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Ombudsman has expressed “serious concerns” at proposed laws which state that any search by it of a garda station must first get the green light of the Garda Commissioner. Gsoc said that instead of strengthening its powers in this sensitive area, provisions in a landmark policing reform bill will actually result in a “significant dilution” of its search powers. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 13/2/2023 News Police tech needs clear legal rules, says biometrics regulator Police use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition needs to be controlled by strict rules and mechanisms to ensure public trust Computer Weekly 13/2/2023 News Police ‘failing to use DNA powers’ that help to catch repeat offenders Police forces are failing to use DNA powers that could catch repeat killers, rapists, robbers and burglars and prevent them committing further crimes, an official watchdog has warned. A total of ten police forces have failed to make any applications in the past decade that would have allowed them to retain the DNA of freed suspects in serious “high harm” offences ranging from murder, sex offences and robbery to burglary and assault. Under the powers, they can apply to the biometric and surveillance commissioner to retain the DNA of suspects for up to three years even if they have been arrested but not charged. The Telegraph 13/2/2023 News Met Police defends decision to prosecute Wayne Couzens for indecent exposure T he Metropolitan Police has defended its decision to prosecute Sarah Everard’s killer, Wayne Couzens, for exposure – even though he will never be released from prison for the murder. Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Professionalism Bas Javid said he hopes the decision to prosecute “goes some small way” to show people the Met will be “ruthless” in holding rogue officers to account. The Standard 13/2/2023 News Police use of Chinese drones ‘risks UK security’ The use of Chinese-made drones by British police forces has sparked security fears in the Government amid increasing concerns about attempts by Beijing to gather intelligence on the West. More than two-thirds of drones operated by police forces in the UK are made by a Chinese firm that is blacklisted in the US as a national security risk, according to data obtained by The Telegraph. The Telegraph 13/2/2023 News Saskatoon police report increased call volumes — including domestic disturbances CANADA: Last year, police received 135,854 calls for service and of those, officers were dispatched 88,111 times. Saskatoon Star Phoenix (Canada) 13/2/2023 News Northeastern police budgets continue to climb despite calls to defund police, divert mental health calls CANADA: Police budgets have been on the rise across Canada over the course of the pandemic, despite urgent calls across the country to defund police and reallocate that money to social programs — and northern Ontario is no exception. CBC News (Canada) 13/2/2023 News Vancouver police officer guilty of assault with weapon in arrest of Black man stopped for jaywalking CANADA: A Vancouver police officer has been found guilty of assault for Tasering a Black man after he was stopped and arrested for jaywalking in the city's downtown core nearly five years ago. Const. Jarrod Sidhu was convicted of assault with a weapon in Vancouver Provincial Court on Monday. Court heard Sidhu used his Taser three times on Jamiel Moore-Williams while he was surrounded by five other police officers on Granville Street in 2018. CBC News (Canada) 13/2/2023 News Police show off new all-terrain vehicle for Bodmin Moor Devon and Cornwall Police has a new All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) it will use on Bodmin Moor. Rural affairs officer PC Chris Collins said there had been "an increasing number of incidents" on the moor in the past few years. He said unlawful encampments, anti-social behaviour and unlicensed music events were among the issues faced. Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez said rural crime was a "concern for many". BBC 13/2/2023 News Shock lack of trust in Australia’s top cops revealed AUSTRALIA: Almost half of Australian Federal Police officers have lost faith in their leadership, a secret survey has revealed. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 13/2/2023 News Opposition and WA Police Union call for laws protecting police from being deliberately rammed AUSTRALIA: The State opposition has joined the WA Police Union in calling on the McGowan government to introduce new legislation to create a specific offence for people who deliberately ram police cars following a number of recent incidents, including one in Lake Clifton. Mandurah Mail (Australia) 13/2/2023 News Elderly man who sparked renewed debate of youth crime dies in Queensland hospital AUSTRALIA: An elderly man whose hospitalisation renewed political debate over youth crime in Queensland has died. The Guardian 13/2/2023 News Skoda police cars not so superb after all NEW ZEALAND: Production-line changes have been made after plastic parts on Skoda police cars proved unable to withstand the rigours of New Zealand roads. Otago Daily Times (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 13/2/2023 News Meth, cash seized from ‘transnational organised crime cell’ NEW ZEALAND: Police say they have busted their 25th "transnational organised crime cell" in five years, recovering 14kg of methamphetamine in the process. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 13/2/2023 News Cash, methamphetamine recovered as Police and Customs cut off organised crime group’s link in New Zealand NEW ZEALAND: Police and Customs have dismantled a twenty-fifth organised crime cell operating in New Zealand, seizing cash and methamphetamine in the process. New Zealand Police 13/2/2023 News «155015511552155315541555155615571558Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
